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Friday, September 12, 2008 12:00 AM

What small-town America is saying about Obama

In diners and mobile homes from New Mexico to North Carolina, I listened to working-class people try to make sense of a black president named Barack.
By Dan Hoyle

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  • Friday, September 12, 2008 05:30 AM

    It is all about race, after all

    In my opinion, race is the issue in my "small" town. In fact, I do not have an Obama-Biden bumper sticker or yard sign since I do not want my car or house vandalized. It is even more profound that my kids tend to be almost silent on our support for Obama-Biden (at school, church etc). Albeit, with things looking like 50-50, we shall see the results of our "American" values "test". Either way, if Obama-Biden wins, they will be governing 50% of bitter people. So, we have lost anyhow. Suffice to say, evolution will correct all of this in the long haul.

    —derikp Read derikp's other letters

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